Peter Greene is a veteran high school teacher and writer in Northwest Pennsylvania. He is the author of the popular Curmudgucation blog and can be followed on Twitter at @palan57. The posts on this blog are exclusive to Education Week Teacher.

After reading my five zillionth puff piece in praise of the tansformative power of the standards, I ask if it's even possible for a teacher to make a good case for the Core. (Spoiler alert-- so far the answer is "no")

Minneapolis public schools are in trouble, and their chief thinks it's a marketing problem. One more example of how the free market does nt go with education.

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